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i mean that's coming straight from -- from corporate america. i mean they want to change the social security, cut $200 billion out of that. they want to cut $600 billion out of medicare by raising the medicare eligibility age to 67. this is what they campaigned on romney and paul ryan and they want to win by negotiation kiosk. they don't care that this is unpopular with the public. >> stephanie: right. their masters have said that this is the demand that we want to make. our counterproposal is sure we would love to change medicare but what we want to do is for example negotiate drug costs with the drug companies. that would give us at least 300, $400 billion over ten years. so we want to take it away from the very wealthy pharmaceutical companies, and they are saying no, you got to get this out of social security and benefits. so that's the difference. >> stephanie: yeah, and i'm looking like i say this is not even just polling. it is non-partisan. the republicans screamed about this report, so they redid it and it reached the same conclusion. >
i mean that's coming straight from -- from corporate america. i mean they want to change the social security, cut $200 billion out of that. they want to cut $600 billion out of medicare by raising the medicare eligibility age to 67. this is what they campaigned on romney and paul ryan and they want to win by negotiation kiosk. they don't care that this is unpopular with the public. >> stephanie: right. their masters have said that this is the demand that we want to make. our...
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make sure everyone is ready with the know-how we need for a new tomorrow. [ male announcer ] make sure america's ready. make sure you're ready. at devry.edu/knowhow. ♪ ♪ >> back on the "young turks." there's a meteorologist who's working in louisiana and apparently getting these comments on line that were a little bit ridiculous. led me read one. they said: >> cenk: now why we would care about what you think is an interesting question, but apparently everybody has to pass this hair test. here's a picture of rhonda lee. there's of course, nothing wrong with her. that's how she wears her hair. she wrote back of the. >> cenk: that makes section. she went on to say: >> cenk: so, obviously outrangous, how could she have possibly done that. this caused concern by her employer. i'm still trying to find out what's wrong with those statements. i can't find out. this emmet writes in again the three minute smile where they give away a shopping spree for kids. he writes in and says: >> and then rhonda writes back. >> cenk: again a very fair question but apparently her station ktbs tv did not agree. they
make sure everyone is ready with the know-how we need for a new tomorrow. [ male announcer ] make sure america's ready. make sure you're ready. at devry.edu/knowhow. ♪ ♪ >> back on the "young turks." there's a meteorologist who's working in louisiana and apparently getting these comments on line that were a little bit ridiculous. led me read one. they said: >> cenk: now why we would care about what you think is an interesting question, but apparently everybody has to...
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the question remains where now for america's union movement? joining me now to have the conversation is the president of the american federation of teachers, a great friend, randi weingarten. >> it is great to be here. >> eliot: what happened in michigan is destructive. it is bad. it is based upon false information. but it does reflect an unfortunate reality which is that the heart and soul of the public is no longer behind the union movement the way it used to be. how do we change that? >> well, number one we have to get to a point where community -- our communities -- our neighbors see that unions are a proxy for actually getting to the middle class. not simply rhetorically fighting for the middle class but getting to the middle class. what has happened is the middle class has taken it on the chin for the last two decades. wages have been stagnant. so you can say all of the factions you want to say. as the union movement has declined, wages have become stagnant and the gap between rich and poor have grown greater and greater. so the bottom li
the question remains where now for america's union movement? joining me now to have the conversation is the president of the american federation of teachers, a great friend, randi weingarten. >> it is great to be here. >> eliot: what happened in michigan is destructive. it is bad. it is based upon false information. but it does reflect an unfortunate reality which is that the heart and soul of the public is no longer behind the union movement the way it used to be. how do we change...
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so there are 83 gun deaths every single day in america. there have been over 60 mass shootings in the last two years since gaby giffords was shot. there is a mass shooting in this country, three a month now 150 people shot a day. 83 die a day. and there's no background check requirement. so you could not design a system -- if your goal -- if the federal goal was to design a gun policy and system where you maximize gun injuries and deaths, that's what we have in the united states. >> eliot: john, i rarely let anybody talk that long without interrupting them but you gave such a perfect and concise and important synopsis of where we're failing and what we can do that i wish we could tape it, send it to every legislator and even those who oppose gun laws and say how after listening to this can you oppose what is so reasonable and rational. you talk about the gun shows in particular, the cash and carry as you describe them that are rampant in so many states around the nation. give us a sense. what are sold at the gun shows? you have all sorts o
so there are 83 gun deaths every single day in america. there have been over 60 mass shootings in the last two years since gaby giffords was shot. there is a mass shooting in this country, three a month now 150 people shot a day. 83 die a day. and there's no background check requirement. so you could not design a system -- if your goal -- if the federal goal was to design a gun policy and system where you maximize gun injuries and deaths, that's what we have in the united states. >>...
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this is america. tonight able to form a union. you multiply that toward the investigation of this company about bribery in mexico bribery in indiana and look at these -- in i needia. where the doors were locked, where workers were told when they went to the escape to get back to work and you look at what's going on. this has to stop. we have to say we cannot allow this to happen. >> you know, everybody seems to be afraid to take on wal-mart because, you know, they are so big and then they give so much money to members of congress particularly republican members. ed smith in studio with us join the conversation at 866-55-press, the friday edition of the "full-court press." >> this is "the bill press show." [ music ] [ music ] >> this is "the bill press show" >> bill: here we go ed smith is the president of ullico he is in studio with us. molly ball from the "atlantic" joins us ahead. ed i want to ask you but first mike is calling from hillsdale county michigan what do you say? >> hill 0, bill. thank god for current tv >> bill: all
this is america. tonight able to form a union. you multiply that toward the investigation of this company about bribery in mexico bribery in indiana and look at these -- in i needia. where the doors were locked, where workers were told when they went to the escape to get back to work and you look at what's going on. this has to stop. we have to say we cannot allow this to happen. >> you know, everybody seems to be afraid to take on wal-mart because, you know, they are so big and then they...
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why is america so far behind the rest of the world? >> you know, i think we're just attached to those past rules that have been in place and it is not really taking into account the change in the modern warfare today and the fact that women have really been in combat for the last ten years in the last two wars we've been in. >> john: 14% of the 1.4 million active military are women. but 238,000 jobs across the armed forces are completely off-limits to them. is there any reason that you are given consistently by the brass as to why this is? >> you know, i think the policy is in place just because it has always been in place. the military hasn't quite caught up yet. the reasons tend to be women can't keep up. women don't belong. they won't fit in. and again i don't have to argue about what good women are or the nature of women if we're aggressive enough. i can just point to the last ten years of history and the fact that they have been doing this and they've been doing it very well. >> john: you led a 46-member female engagement team in
why is america so far behind the rest of the world? >> you know, i think we're just attached to those past rules that have been in place and it is not really taking into account the change in the modern warfare today and the fact that women have really been in combat for the last ten years in the last two wars we've been in. >> john: 14% of the 1.4 million active military are women. but 238,000 jobs across the armed forces are completely off-limits to them. is there any reason that...
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not good for america. >> bill: you know what? i still want to point out scott brown, first of all he's tainted now tarnished because he lost to elizabeth warren. two, this is a different time than when he ran before. he'll have a tougher candidate. he'll have either -- i think ed markee or duval patrick. it ain't automatic. >> we're tweeting at bpshow. find us there. >> bill: tula is calling from milwaukee. what do you say? >> caller: hi. i just wanted to say that i love john kerry like anybody else but i think no, if the president wanted susan rice, as secretary of defense, he should get some backbone and fight for her. don't just be intimidated by republicans again just like the cliff. if we have to go over the cliff we may suffer but you know, rather than him give in to all the time, he needs to fight for what he wants and what we put him in there for. >> bill: all right, i hear you, tula. that's an interesting question, coral is whether the president would say all right, john mccain and lindsey graham, you want to fight you'v
not good for america. >> bill: you know what? i still want to point out scott brown, first of all he's tainted now tarnished because he lost to elizabeth warren. two, this is a different time than when he ran before. he'll have a tougher candidate. he'll have either -- i think ed markee or duval patrick. it ain't automatic. >> we're tweeting at bpshow. find us there. >> bill: tula is calling from milwaukee. what do you say? >> caller: hi. i just wanted to say that i love...
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. >> america is stupid! >> i love it when rush projects. [ laughter ] >> they think voters are stupid. yeah, i think rush doth protest too much. >> stephanie: you have been such a good boy you get sarah palin for dessert. >> the first thing that popped into my mind was what the heck has he done except drive us over a fiscal cliff. now it's matter of degree of how hard we're going to hit bottom. but really what has he done to unify and make our nation a more perfect union? for the life of me i don't know. >> stephanie: who could be more unifying than you? >> i wanted to palin for christmas. >> stephanie: uh-huh. >> that was more like fruit cake. >> the holidays are an important time for the country, and an important time to go through congress, you have the fiscal cliff probably getting a vote today. president obama said the republicans need to take their war paint off, i think the same could be said about sarah palin. the lord of the flies reference was not last on me. all i have to say is [ inaudible ] [ in
. >> america is stupid! >> i love it when rush projects. [ laughter ] >> they think voters are stupid. yeah, i think rush doth protest too much. >> stephanie: you have been such a good boy you get sarah palin for dessert. >> the first thing that popped into my mind was what the heck has he done except drive us over a fiscal cliff. now it's matter of degree of how hard we're going to hit bottom. but really what has he done to unify and make our nation a more perfect...
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obama for america is using its campaign e-mail list to put pressure on lawmakers to extend the bush tax cuts for the middle class. the latest from stephanie cutter includes a two-minute video reminding voters that the president campaign and won on that same platform. >> obama: we need to give tax relief to working families trying to raise their kids to keep them healthy send them to college, keep a roof over their heads. that's the choice in this election. >> the administration is still asking you to send in stories about what being able to keep about $2,000 more a year means to you and your family. the president is planning to meet with state governors this week and the business roundtable, a big business lobbying group. this morning fiscal cliff negotiations appear to be at a stand still. treasury secretary tim geithner says the president's offer is unwavering. we're going to let tax rates go up for top earners and republicans will have to work with that reality. >> there is no responsible way we can govern this country with those low rates in place for future generations. those rates
obama for america is using its campaign e-mail list to put pressure on lawmakers to extend the bush tax cuts for the middle class. the latest from stephanie cutter includes a two-minute video reminding voters that the president campaign and won on that same platform. >> obama: we need to give tax relief to working families trying to raise their kids to keep them healthy send them to college, keep a roof over their heads. that's the choice in this election. >> the administration is...
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[ laughter ] >> stephanie: mitch mcconnell received the dubious honor of being named america's most unpopular senator! isn't that something. [ applause ] according to nau poll, 55% disapproval rating in kentucky. 37% approval rating. kentucky democratic voters express their disa desire to see ashley judd run in the primaries for 2014. rock on, girl. nay-sayer that you are expressed you didn't think that's going to happen but they just did -- i can't remember what you call it. whatever, you know. preliminary polling. judd trails him 47% to 43%. nothing has even happened yet. >> but she hasn't actually campaigned or made speeches. that's just sheer name recognition. >> stephanie: it is a great start against the minority leader. i think it's awesome. >> well, you know. >> stephanie: i say rock on! i just like the fact he's starting to sound more and more like jim's impression of him. >> i'm not exactly going to run again. it's more of a slow crawl. >> stephanie: exactly. he doesn't even -- he can't even run is the point. how hard would it be for ashley judd to catch him? she's in great shape. >>
[ laughter ] >> stephanie: mitch mcconnell received the dubious honor of being named america's most unpopular senator! isn't that something. [ applause ] according to nau poll, 55% disapproval rating in kentucky. 37% approval rating. kentucky democratic voters express their disa desire to see ashley judd run in the primaries for 2014. rock on, girl. nay-sayer that you are expressed you didn't think that's going to happen but they just did -- i can't remember what you call it. whatever,...
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they are america's leading work-from-home business, doing business today in over 80 countries. so they know what they are doing. and this is something you can do easily, no matter your age education, experience, you can litted really earn money on your own computer from your own kitchen table 24/7 but not unless you check it out. if you are sick of living paycheck to paycheck worried about job security or retirement. if your goal has always been to earn extra money from home part-time or full-time income at home.com. check them out. give them a call or give them a look, rather online at incomeathome.com. they are even giving away a thousand bucks to somebody just for checking them out. visit incomeathome.com. >> that's incomeathome.com. daniel gross was on the hill telling members of congress. their main thrust is on the background check. we just talked to john down in cummings, georgia, about that that's what they say is the number 1 thing we can do. he says this is a problem we can solve together. >> we have a mission in america that's known as the nation that solves this ter
they are america's leading work-from-home business, doing business today in over 80 countries. so they know what they are doing. and this is something you can do easily, no matter your age education, experience, you can litted really earn money on your own computer from your own kitchen table 24/7 but not unless you check it out. if you are sick of living paycheck to paycheck worried about job security or retirement. if your goal has always been to earn extra money from home part-time or...
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it's not going into creating jobs or investing in america. >> why don't we call their bluff? >> bill: well, you know, we are trying to this morning, here, rachel. some others are, too. but here is with a i would say. i wish president obama would do what we are doing this morning and call out john boehner and just identify him as the villain because he is. he is the guy. he is the one guy. it's already passed the senate, the tax cut for 98% of americans has passed the senate. as much as we would like to blame mitch mcconnell and john boehner, it's out of mcconnell's hand. john boehner is the one standing in the way of putting that tax cut for the 98% up for a vote. why? because he is protecting his -- the only people he cares about is the top 1 or 2%. i will get back to your calls but one more question. bill kristol was on fox news yesterday and he is telling you, the republican party, do you realize what you look like under boehner's leadership? >> at the end of the day president obama is selling a simple message. i want to keep taxes low for the middle class americans and re
it's not going into creating jobs or investing in america. >> why don't we call their bluff? >> bill: well, you know, we are trying to this morning, here, rachel. some others are, too. but here is with a i would say. i wish president obama would do what we are doing this morning and call out john boehner and just identify him as the villain because he is. he is the guy. he is the one guy. it's already passed the senate, the tax cut for 98% of americans has passed the senate. as much...
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one of the entire lines, here in the united states of america. is this an aberration, do you think, or do you think some other companies -- apple might bring other lines or other companies may follow their example? >> i can't some are beginning to do that. i think it's good. we see smaller companies that have brought some of their factory products back home already. we need to give them focused attention and support and give them assistance likely work force training. provide training that we can offer up to our work force investment programs, one-stop centers to help people find the necessary folks for though jobs. i see it happening on a small scale, would love to see it happen on a broader scale. we can help apple with their training. i am hoping we can get into those discussions them. >> i think peter we talked about this. it's a point that tim cook has to here because tim cook told the new ceo of apple, told brian williams that one of the reasons that they located some jobs overseas is because people there have the skills and the training to
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the economy would benefit from it and corporate america desperately wants to see it. they hate the finagling of it. >> bill: we saw jeff saying let's get it done so we can move on. >> 50/50, that gets wrapped in. >> the money man. one tough nerd -- no, that's rick schneider. >> please don't wrap knee me in that. >> bill: his twitter handle is at morning money ben. we'll be right back here. your calls welcome at 1-866-55-press. are we ready to go over the cliff? do you think we will? do you think we should? 1-866-55-press. >> announcer: this is the "full court press." the "bill press show." live on your radio and on current tv. let's rock and roll. there is so much going on that every day presents another exciting issue. from financial regulation, iran getting a nuclear bomb, civil war in syria, fraud on wall street, destruction of medicare and medicaid. there are real issues here. having been a governor, i know that trade-offs are tough. things everyday exploding around the world that leave no shortage for exciting conversations. i want our viewer to understand why th
the economy would benefit from it and corporate america desperately wants to see it. they hate the finagling of it. >> bill: we saw jeff saying let's get it done so we can move on. >> 50/50, that gets wrapped in. >> the money man. one tough nerd -- no, that's rick schneider. >> please don't wrap knee me in that. >> bill: his twitter handle is at morning money ben. we'll be right back here. your calls welcome at 1-866-55-press. are we ready to go over the cliff? do...
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in america read the constitution. we're all equal and we're all americans. >> bill: bloomberg says basicically, get out of here asking me a question like that. he points out, you know, he has been very critical of president obama saying look, it is up to the president to lead on this with a specific proposal so that he will put forward and fight for. he promised to do that in tucson. >> the president spoke out on gun violence after the mass shooting in tucson two years ago. since those shootings happened, more than 24,100 americans have been murdered with guns. >> bill: and we've done nothing about it which gets to the question -- that's the question. is the president showing enough leadership on this issue? 1-866-55-press. i have to tell you, i don't think so. i was so frustrated as were most of us reporters at the white house yesterday at the briefing yesterday where we asked specific after specific after specific. what about the assault weapons ban? what's the president going to do? jay carney. well, we can't tell
in america read the constitution. we're all equal and we're all americans. >> bill: bloomberg says basicically, get out of here asking me a question like that. he points out, you know, he has been very critical of president obama saying look, it is up to the president to lead on this with a specific proposal so that he will put forward and fight for. he promised to do that in tucson. >> the president spoke out on gun violence after the mass shooting in tucson two years ago. since...
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." ♪ the debate about gun violence in america starts here. when the unthinkable happened we all thought, never again. today there is no movie more relevant than "bowling for columbine." michael moore's academy award winning documentary, "bowling for columbine." current tv presents this important film tonight at 6 eastern followed immediately by an encore presentation. ♪ >> i never get what i really want. i always get a lot of stupid toys or a bike or toys or something like that. >> what it is that you want? >> announcer: stephanie miller. >> real estate. >> stephanie: it is the "stephanie miller show." welcome to it. 1-800-steph-1-2 the phone number toll free from anywhere. everybody is -- we were in a hard break at the bottom of the hour, but everybody just observed a moment of silence for the victims in connecticut. joe biden was speaking yesterday about -- do we have that him talking about -- what is it the gun control commission. >> the president is absolutely committed to keeping his promise that we'll act and act in a way that -- as h
." ♪ the debate about gun violence in america starts here. when the unthinkable happened we all thought, never again. today there is no movie more relevant than "bowling for columbine." michael moore's academy award winning documentary, "bowling for columbine." current tv presents this important film tonight at 6 eastern followed immediately by an encore presentation. ♪ >> i never get what i really want. i always get a lot of stupid toys or a bike or toys or...